Philippines
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 DepEd introduced AI literacy as a life skill via Department Order No. 003 s. 2026 and launched the AGAP.AI programme targeting 1.5 million students, teachers, and parents; national AI curriculum under development for Q2 2026.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 DepEd DO 003 s. 2026 establishes an ethical, human-centred framework for AI use in basic education, with risk-stratified oversight requirements.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 DepEd's policy framework for AI in basic education (DO 003 s. 2026) represents an institutional governance direction but is an administrative order rather than a law; DepEd functions as the sectoral authority rather than an independent AI regulator.
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
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